For RNs with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher or RNs with Associate Degree in Nursing and a bachelor’s degree or higher in another field or currently enrolled as a graduate nursing student.
Top Program Benefits
- Provides work life balance for working professionals through a flexible online learning format with part-time and full-time options
- Supports career development and mobility in the nursing profession interested in education and leadership in healthcare
- Promotes specialized skills in learner-centered education and innovation in teaching as a career choice
- Meets the needs of the nursing educator shortage in the profession
- Prepares the individual for future roles which launch into doctoral degrees and career advancement
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Program Description
UH Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene offers a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education for working professional nurses and graduate nursing students to advance their careers and further their education. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education will enable the RN to obtain national nursing certification as a nurse educator. In addition, the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education will enable RNs to use this certification towards earning continuing education credits to meet the Hawaii State Board of Nursing continuing competency requirements for RN licensure renewal. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education closely aligns with the MS in Nursing Education and Leadership Program for those who would like to continue their education to an MS in Nursing.
Curriculum
Students participate in a mandatory orientation during the first week of instruction each semester.
The following is a sample curriculum and is subject to change. Course offerings may vary based on the student’s year of admission to the program, faculty, and program updates.
Course List
- NURS 662 Leadership, Role Identify, & Organizational System Change (3)
- NURS 747 Curriculum Development & Assessment Strategies in Nursing Education (3)
- NURS 749 Curriculum Evaluation & Accreditation in Nursing Education (3)
- NURS 732 Best Practice & Innovation in Teaching & Learning in Nursing Education (3)
- NURS 748 Nursing Education & Leadership Capstone Practicum (3)
Minimum 15 credits
Contact
Graduate Chair, Nursing Education & Leadership Program Director & Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 409
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-5329
Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: merle@hawaii.edu
Associate Specialist, Master of Science and PhD Program Advisor
Contact for applicants and current students in the Master of Science and PhD programs.
- Master of Science program: msnurs@hawaii.edu
- PhD program: phdnurs@hawaii.edu
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-3519
Fax: (808) 956-5977
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